Partners HealthCare

Founded in 1994 by Brigham and Women's Hospital and Massachusetts General Hospital, Partners HealthCare employs 6,000 physicians working across 9 hospitals, 5 community health centers, and numerous home care and other health-related facilities. To ensure community residents can access employment opportunities that offer family-sustaining wages, benefits, and opportunities for advancement, Partners has several workforce development programs. To date, its health care training program has graduated 571 adult community residents, and its youth-focused programs employ more than 450 youth on an annual basis. Aiming to procure goods and services from more diverse suppliers, in 2004 Partners launched a Supplier Diversity Program, which now includes over 3,000 certified/categorized Historically Underserved Businesses.